One year after the outbreak of violence in Northern Rakhine State and
ensuing forced displacement of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh, the
humanitarian crisis is unfortunately still ongoing. The severity of the
current situation of Rohingya is clearly established in all relevant UN
reports.

In fact, the latest report issued by UN Human Rights Council has stated
that the human rights violations committed against Rohingya amount to the
gravest crimes under international law. The report also underlined that
senior Myanmar officials responsible for these crimes should be
investigated and prosecuted by a competent court.

In spite of the steps taken by the Government of Myanmar and the existing
dialogue between Bangladesh and Myanmar towards the resolution of the
crisis, that official repatriation process is yet to commence.

We call on the Government of Myanmar to take the necessary measures in
cooperation with the international community with a view to reaching a
lasting solution to the crisis and create the necessary conditions in
Rakhine State for the safe, dignified and sustainable return of Rohingya
Muslims.

Turkey has spared no effort to ensure that the international community pay
necessary attention to this issue since the onset of this crisis. In this
context, the International Rohingya Consultation Meeting was organized on
July 6th, 2018, in Ankara in order to exchange views among like-minded
countries and international organizations active in the region to discuss
the ways and means to prevent further deterioration of humanitarian
conditions of Rohingya.

Turkey will persevere to support all efforts geared to keep this issue on
the agenda of the international community and to find an enduring solution
to the crisis in dialogue with both Myanmar and Bangladesh.